WIP2

Spent a few more hours on this. The colors on the last layer weakened a bit as it dried, so I added another layer on what I’d already done with the skin. It was also a bit too red because I’d painted it at night with false lighting on it.

I added freckles through an interesting progression of associations. There was a funny little bump on the forehead that looked like a mole, so I painted it brown and added another one by the ear. Then I thought it would be fitting for there to be freckles and they seemed to work out really well. As I painted it the phrase “rare freckled snail” kept wandering through my head making me snort with laughter.

I started painting the shell, but my neck was suddenly getting sore at that point and I had to stop. I think I must have been sitting funny or something, I’m not sure. I really like where this painting is going though.